The Everything Easy Dash Diet Cookbook

"Easy, healthy meals that cook in 30 minutes or less"--Cover.

Discover 200 easy, delicious DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet recipes that can be made in 30 minutes or less! The DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet is one of the best diets for lowering blood pressure and preventing diabetes and with a focus on fruits, vegetables, and low-fat dairy products, it is also one of the smartest and healthiest ways to lose weight without the use of medications. In The Everything Easy DASH Diet Cookbook you will discover new ways of eating that can change your health—and your life! These easy-to-make recipes can be completed in 30 minutes or less so you no longer have to sacrifice taste or time to live a healthier lifestyle that leaves you feeling full and satisfied all day long!

Take care of your heart—and your waistline! Studies show that the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet, rich in fruits, vegetables, and low-fat dairy products, can help lower blood pressure in just fourteen days! It is also one of the smartest and healthiest ways to lose weight and curb diabetes risk—all without the use of medications. The Everything DASH Diet Cookbook contains 300 recipes—all made in 30 minutes or fewer, including: Maple Walnut Scones Ahi Tuna with Grape Tomato Salsa Philly Cheesesteaks Asparagus, Swiss, and Ricotta Frittata Pumpkin Whoopie Pies The DASH diet is not a quick-weight-loss, trendy diet. It's a new way of eating that can change your life. And the easy-to-make meals won't leave you feeling deprived—of taste or time.

New York Times bestselling author Marla Heller, in collaboration with bestselling cookbook writer Rick Rodgers, provides simple, home-cooked, DASH-approved meals to help promote weight loss and increased health benefits. A healthy diet is only as good as the food it provides in its plan. Now in The Everyday DASH Diet Cookbook, bestselling author and foremost DASH expert Marla Heller, together with bestselling cookbook writer Rick Rodgers, makes it easy to prepare home-cooked meals that are fresh, fabulous, and DASH-approved. The DASH diet is a required medical recommendation for patients diagnosed with hypertension or pre-hypertension, a group of almost 130 million people, and this ultimate guide to cooking the DASH way serves up everything necessary to maintain a healthy lifestyle. With recipes such as Cinnamon French Toast with Raspberry Sauce, Filet Mignon au Poivre, Yankee Clam Chowder, and Chocolate Fondue with Strawberries, eating health has never been so easy and delicious.

"Contains material adapted from The everything DASH diet cookbook by Christy Ellingsworth and Murdoc Khaleghi, MD, copyright A2012 by F+W Media, Inc."--Title page verso.

Learn to make delicious, filling & healthy meals following the DASH Diet, named the #2 best diet by U.S. News and World Report’s experts. Packed with amazingly tasty recipes, creative meal plans and complete nutritional information, this cookbook makes following the DASH diet a snap. The 140 easy-to-make recipes provide a mouthwatering way to eat great, lose weight, lower blood pressure and prevent diabetes without feeling deprived. QUICK AND HEARTY BREAKFASTS • Berry Banana Green Smoothie • Veggie Frittata with Caramelized Onions ENERGY-BOOSTING LUNCHES • Mexican Summer Salad • Chicken Fajita Wraps FAST AND FABULOUS SNACKS • Roasted Zucchini Crostini Dip • Grilled Sweet Potato Steak Fries SATISFYINGLY DELICIOUS DINNERS • Turkey Meatballs in Marinara Sauce • Ginger-Apricot Chicken Skewers TASTY AND WHOLESOME DESSERTS • Grilled Peaches with Ricotta Stuffing and Balsamic Glaze • Mini Cheesecakes with Vanilla Wafer Almond Crust Named the number-one diet in terms of weight loss, nutrition and prevention of diabetes and heart disease, DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) is the best diet for a fit lifestyle. Including a twenty-eight-day meal plan, easy-to-follow exercise advice and tips for keeping to the diet when on the go, this cookbook is the ultimate guide to living healthy.

The DASH Diet Action Plan is the user-friendly teaching guide to the DASH diet. Initially, many people find it difficult to follow the DASH diet. This book makes it simple to understand and put into practice. The book makes it easy to lose weight with the DASH diet, and it has realistic ways to add exercise. Although the book was not intended to be an aggressive weight loss book, people are writing to say that they have surprised themselves by finding it easy to lose weight following the plan! Many people find the DASH diet to be hard to implement and sustain in a hectic lifestyle. The average American gets 2 - 3 servings of fruits and vegetables combined each day, so following the DASH diet may seem daunting. The DASH Diet Action Plan book is designed to help you with more than just "what" is involved with the DASH diet, it also shows you "how." How to follow the DASH diet in restaurants, how to lose weight, how to make over your kitchen to make it easy to follow your plan, how to fit in exercise, how to reduce salt intake, how to add vegetables even if you "hate" vegetables. And the book helps you make your own personal plan with specific steps you will take to fit the DASH diet into your daily routine. Our readers say that this is the best DASH diet book! Your step-by-step plan will include: setting your goals for blood pressure and cholesterol, determining the calorie-level you need for maintenance or weight loss, developing meal plans, developing a realistic exercise plan, adjusting the DASH diet to accommodate other health problems, choosing the key DASH diet foods, reading food labels, and learning how to incorporate more vegetables in your diet, and setting up your kitchen to make it easy to stay on track. This book was written by a registered dietitian who is experienced in helping people make sustainable behavior changes, and make healthy eating part of their real lives. She knows that people need flexibility and options to choose different approaches, since not everyone has the time or the interest in cooking or making drastic changes in how they eat. The book incorporates tools that will help you plan the specific steps you will take to adopt the DASH diet. Research shows that people who make concrete plans are more likely to be successful with adopting new health behavior. This should improve your ability to lower your blood pressure (and cholesterol), without medication.

Using the key elements of the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet and proven, never-before-published NIH research, leading nutrition expert Marla Heller has created the most effective diet for quick-and lasting-weight loss. Based on the diet rated the #1 Best Overall Diet by Us News & World Report," this effective and easy program includes menu plans, recipes, shopping lists, and more.